Truthout
Op-Ed
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When Your Teacher Asks If You Want Fries With That
McDonald's tricks cash-strapped schools into serving up their own students.
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How Will We Reach an Ecological Civilization and Who Will Build It?
Capitalism, by its nature, cannot respond in a timely manner to the global ecological crisis. Only a social movement can.
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Why Did Chicago Activists Shut Down an International Police Conference?
Police brutality is nothing but a way to try to disguise racism behind a gun and a badge.
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“There Is No Art for Art’s Sake”: Remembering Political Muralist Jose Guerrero
The Mexican-American muralist and printmaker died in Chicago this month at age 77.
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Isn’t Your Body More Important Than Your Home?
We should extend Medicare coverage to everyone, and start treating health care as a right.
From “Sustainable” to “Regenerative” – the Future of Food
Rather than come up with one definition for the word “sustainable” as it refers to food production methods, we suggest doing away with the word entirely.
We’re Asking the Wrong Question About the Debt Ceiling
Just in time for Halloween, the specter of a nation-paralyzing debt crisis threatens to rise once again from the crypt of bad ideas.
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Living Under the Metal Osprey
We will make it ever more difficult for the US to maintain its overseas bases.
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Holding Police Accountable for Misconduct in Communities of Color
The justice system has shown a pattern of siding with law enforcement, even when they are in the wrong.
We Need to Put a Price on Carbon
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that doesn't have to pay to clean up its own waste.